The AP is reporting that the Senate has put the onerous Immigration bill back in the dustbin where it belongs.
President Bush's immigration plan to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants while fortifying the border collapsed in the Senate on Thursday, crushing both parties' hopes of addressing the volatile issue before the 2008 elections.
It was a pleasant surprise to see on Yahoo! News' site that the companion story next to this one's listing was, "Bush disappointed" Would that this emotion from him was more frequently expressed since January 20, 2001.
Unfortunately, we have Ted Kennedy dragging down the tone of celebration:
Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., his party's lead negotiator on the bill, called the defeat "enormously disappointing for Congress and for the country." But, he added: "We will be back. This issue is not going away."
With this (I HOPE) we should not be seeing this bill ever again! Here is the link to THOMAS in order to send kudos/daggers, where appropriate, to your appropriate Senator on S.1348, and here is the link for the actual voting today.